Summary: Manoush and Jen explain the latest news on Civil’s token sale. They also admit why they're a little uneasy about some recent press coverage of their endeavors, and try to make sense of one man’s failed attempt at #MeToo redemption. Who you’ll hear: Manoush and Jen (@manoushz) (@jpoyant) A PROGRAMMING NOTE: <a href="https://zigzagpod.com/subscribe-to-the-podcast/" target="_blank">Season Two</a> officially kicks off on Oct 11, 2018. Never heard the show? Start with Season One <a href="https://zigzagpod.com/2018/06/13/zigzag-episode-1/" target="_blank">here</a>. GO DEEPER: <a href="https://blog.joincivil.com/the-cvl-token-sale-is-live-6b253bc708bc" target="_blank">Clarifications</a> on where the money from the sale goes and how the process of buying CVL will get easier. The New York Times <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/16/business/media/blockchain-podcast-manoush-zomorodi-zigzag.html" target="_blank">features ZigZag</a>. PBS Newshour has <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/can-blockchain-help-fill-journalisms-funding-gaps" target="_blank">a Civil explainer</a> and <a href="https://blog.coinbase.com/the-marriage-between-crypto-and-community-journalism-fa79dda2c3d0" target="_blank">Coinbase interviews Manoush</a> about her hopes for journalism. <a href="http://www.niemanlab.org/2018/09/how-to-buy-into-journalisms-blockchain-future-in-only-44-steps/" target="_blank">An honest assessment</a> of the current process for buying CVL from Nieman Lab. Are the days of <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-09-10/crypto-growth-nears-ceiling-ethereum-co-founder-says?cmpid%3D=socialflow-twitter-tictoc&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialflow-organic&utm_source=twitter&utm_content=tictoc" target="_blank">explosive crypto growth</a> over? #MeToo must-reads from Jia Tolentino at the <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/jian-ghomeshi-john-hockenberry-and-the-laws-of-patriarchal-physics" target="_blank">New Yorker</a> and Mike Pesca at <a href="https://slate.com/human-interest/2018/09/john-hockenberry-harpers-essay-heartless.html" target="_blank">Slate</a>. Listener <a href="https://zigzagpod.com/donate/" target="_blank">donations</a> help keep this podcast going. CREDITS: David Herman, Audio Engineer and Composer Tory Williams, Photography ZigZag comes from <a href="https://zigzagpod.com/2018/08/23/chapter-12-enter-the-mesh/" target="_blank">Stable Genius Productions</a>, in partnership with Civil. We are proud members of <a href="https://www.radiotopia.fm/" target="_blank">Radiotopia</a>, from PRX. ZigZag is the business show about being human. Join a community of listeners riding the twists and turns of late-capitalism, searching for a kinder, more sustainable way. Manoush Zomorodi and Jen Poyant investigate how work and business impact our wellbeing and the planet we live on. On Seasons 4 and 5, hear from rebels and visionaries with radical ideas on how we can build stable lives, careers, and companies. **If you’re also interested in Jen and Manoush’s personal story and their adventures in starting their own business with a little help from blockchain technology, listen to the first three seasons, starting with Season 1, Chapter 1.
